Neighborhood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neighborhood is a noun meaning The residential area near one's home.
Meaning
The residential area near one's home.
More Meanings
- The inhabitants of a residential area.
- A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
- An approximate amount.
- The quality of physical proximity.
- (chiefly obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each other; proximity.
- (dated) Close proximity; nearness.
- (obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
Example Sentences
He lives in my neighborhood.
The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.
Word Forms
- neighborhoods
- neighbourhood
Synonyms for neighborhood
Depending on context, synonyms include neighborship, vicinity, proximity, quarter, region, locality.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neighbourhood, locality, vicinity, region, neighbourliness, neighbouring.
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